2019_4q_omron_e

23/39 IAB: Hannover Messe

This is a photo of the OMRON booth. Our booth was inundated with visitors. Using the innovative-automation concept discussed earlier, our display presented what a real flexible and highly productive manufacturing site optimized for human-machine collaboration might look like in the near future. On the first day of the trade fair, we were honored by the visits by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Swedish Prime Minister Lofven. The two heads of state visited only 4 companies in the automation field: Siemens, Sick, Beckhoff and OMRON. OMRON was the only Japanese company that was selected for visits by heads of state. OMRON was selected is because it is recognized as a brand that, through its pursuit of solutions underpinned by innovative automation and human-machine collaboration and harmony, is giving form to the concepts of Industry 4.0 and the AI Strategy as promoted by the German government. This reflects OMRON’s position as an innovation leader in the FA field, of which we are very proud. I wanted to use a photo showing Chancellor Merkel’s visit, but was not able to do so for copyright reasons. However, although we do not have a photo of Chancellor Merkel, I can tell you that she showed a very strong interest in our displays. Next slide please.